Rebecca (Canterbury) Sivley (1797 - 1847)

Born 25 May 1797 in United States

Ancestors

Wife of Absalom Sivley — married 4 May 1813 in Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died 9 May 1847 at age 49 in Hamilton, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Rebecca Canterbury Sivley
Birth 25 May 1797 USA
Death 9 May 1847 Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
Burial Sivley Cemetery Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
Memorial ID 49045265

Rebecca Canterbury was the daughter of William Canterbury (abt.1761-1835) and Betsy Ann (Lawson) Canterbury (1768-1812).

Rebecca Canterbury was the first wife of Absolam Sivley. They married on 04 MAY 1813 in Tennessee.

Family Members:
Spouse:

• Absolam Sivley 1795–1864

Children:

• Elizabeth Sivley Cummings 1816–1889
• Lawrence M Sivley 1823–1886
• Daniel H. Sivley 1828–1891 ^[1]

The will of William Canterbury, dated 1835 in Sevier County, TN divides his property among his five daughters and their husbands or their heirs:^[2]

• "The heirs of Edward Calvert by his wife my daughter Nancy"
• "Absalom Shiverly and his wife Rebeckah"
• "Thomas Gutherie and his wife Polly"
• "Samuel Pate and his wife Hannah"
• "Daniel Atchley and his wife Sallie"

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #49045265
2. ↑ Probate: "Tennessee, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008"
   Wills and Probate Records, 1849-1922; Author: Tennessee County Court (Sevier County); Probate Place: Sevier, Tennessee
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9176 #4278505 (accessed 16 July 2023)
   Wm Canterbury probate in Feb 1835 in Sevier, Tennessee, USA.